Trade Liberalization and Inter-industry Reallocation in Indonesia

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  • Will Johnson
  • Joel Rodrigue
چکیده

First and foremost I would like to thank Professor Joel Rodrigue, without whom none of this would have been possible. My greatest thanks to Professor Mario Crucini as well, for numerous helpful suggestions along the way. I am indebted to the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program for their generous support of my research during the summer of 2010. And thank you to my fellow honors students, who helped shape the most significant academic experience of my life.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011